Shimla, March 1: The two-day inter-departmental cultural festival ‘Spandan 2026’ was successfully organised at Government College Chail Koti under the aegis of the Music Department.
The festival featured a range of competitions in music and fine arts categories. Events in the music segment included solo singing, solo dance, duet dance and group dance, while the fine arts category comprised poster-making and rangoli competitions.
In the singing category, Manoj Kumar and Chirag from the Music Department enthralled the audience with folk songs and musical performances. Participants including Anshika, Tanisha, Abitha, Meenakshi, Muskan and Deeksha delivered captivating performances in the solo dance competition.
In the duet dance segment, performances were presented by teams including Anjali and Rama, Smriti and Nitika, Muskan and Deeksha, Tanvi and Muskan, and Meenakshi and Aman. In the Himachali Naati competition, Rama and her team secured first position, while Bhavna and her group bagged second place.
In the solo dance category, Abitha won first prize, Meenakshi secured second position and Deeksha stood third. In the duet folk music category, Meenakshi and Aman clinched first place, followed by Smriti and Nitika in second and Anjali and Rama in third. In the duet semi-classical dance competition, Deeksha and Muskan secured first position, while Tanvi and Muskan stood second.
In the fine arts category, Vaibhav Sharma won first prize in the poster-making competition, followed by Rama in second place and Ankush in third. In the rangoli competition, the team of Deepika and Ambika secured first position, Simran and Smriti stood second, and Abitha and Meenakshi claimed third place.
College Principal Dr. Deepshikha Bhardwaj attended the event as chief guest and distributed prizes to the winners and runners-up. She said that such programmes provide students with a valuable platform to showcase their hidden talents and encourage them to excel in life.
Assistant Professor of Music Dr. Hemant Sharma provided detailed information about the festival.
Dr. Ajay Kumar, Dr. Suresh Kumar and Prof. Devendra Singh served as judges in the music category, while Dr. Subhash Kapta, Prof. Amrit Singh Mehta, Prof. Indra Prakash Negi, Dr. Sushil Kumar Mehta and Dr. Bobija judged the fine arts competitions.
Faculty members from academic and non-academic departments were present on the occasion. The programme was compered by Aditi, who also captivated the audience with her poetry.
